Modifying Ray Allen Trim Switch

[Marc Ausman]

This describes how to modify the Ray Allen trim switch so it works with the VP trim system. The purpose is to change it to an SPDT (on)-off-(on) switch. This should take about 10 to 20 minutes.

Unscrew the four screws on the back.



Slide the switches out from the housing.





Clip the white wire on a COM 1 terminal on one of the switches to 2 1/4 inches long. Leave the other white wire on the COM 1 on the other switch as is.

ON the switch that has the white/red wire on the NO 3 terminal:
- clip the short white/black wire that is attached to the NC 2 terminal. Clip it on the other end of the wire and discard.
- clip the short white/red wire



Using a soldering iron, remove the other end of the short white/red wire from the NO 3 terminal on the other switch.

Using a soldering iron, move the long white/black wire from the NC 2 terminal to the NO 3 terminal.





Solder the short white wire (from earlier) to the COM 1 terminal on the other switch. The short white wire then connects the COM 1 terminals on both switches.

[Marc Ausman]

You should now have the following:
- a long white wire and a short white wire soldered on one of the COM 1 terminals. The short white wire goes to the other COM 1 terminal.
- NO 3 has a long white/black wire attached
- NO 3 on the other switch has a long white/red attached.
- the NC 2 terminals are not populated.



Carefully re-align the switches and slide back into the housing, run the three wires through the back housing, and secure the housing with 4 screws. Verify the switch operates correctly both mechanically and electrically.

The white wire goes to ground, and the white/black and white/red go to the trim switch inputs. When a switch is pressed, the white/colored wire should be grounded.